Old genealogist here.
Visit your local historical society, and your local genealogical society, for background & setting. What was the town like when this happened? What was important? Which parades received the most press coverage? Which industries were most important? Which churches were busy in the community? What can you find out about this victim, schools she attended, the victim's family, their employers, their neighborhood?
You'll likely hear/find plenty that
isn't in LE & court files, too.
Find your state, then your county, here:
USGenWeb Project - Always Free
And, find your state's newspaper archive -- probably at a major university -- and visit in person to read & copy
everything you can find about this event. Newspapers & towns combine over the years, try to find a librarian/archivist interested in what you're doing to back you up.
Many towns & counties had histories published at various markers in time -- the Bicentennial in 1976, the town's centennials, etc. Find those & steep yourself in the area.
Your closest university or state Historical Society has a collection of Historical Manuscripts or something like that. Here you will find records from companies, organizations, and families. You may find ties between major players in your situation here -- the officers & board of directors at a company may have all played golf at the same club, and all been part of a civic club, and all tied in other ways.
And, find your state's newspaper archive -- probably at a major university -- and visit in person to read & copy
everything you can find about this event. Newspapers & towns combine over the years, try to find a librarian/archivist interested in what you're doing to back you up.
Many towns & counties had histories published at various markers in time -- the Bicentennial in 1976, the town's centennials, etc. Find those & steep yourself in the area.
Your closest university or state Historical Society has a collection of Historical Manuscripts or something like that. Here you will find records from companies, organizations, and families. You may find ties between major players in your situation here -- the officers & board of directors at a company may have all played golf at the same club, and all been part of a civic club, and all tied in other ways.
Please keep us posted!
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